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In this Teen Talk special report, teen hosts Alice, Amanda, Jaclyn, Maura, and Sarah attend the recent forum held in Syracuse on the local heroin and opiate epidemic. Interview segments include Prevention Network, Crouse Hospital, the Syracuse Youth Substance Abuse Prevention Coalition, Onondaga County Health Commissioner Dr. Indu Gupta, and Dr. Ross Sullivan, Director of Medical Toxicology at Upstate University Hospital. For more information on heroin and opiate abuse, visit http://www.ongov.net/health/heroin/. January 28, 2016

Teen hosts Dana, Dylan, Sarah, Sophia, and Suzy sit down to discuss the ongoing global refugee crisis. Topics include the prevailing notion of fear surrounding the crisis, and Syracuse’s role in settling refugees. For more information on Hopeprint and how you can help resettled refugees, visit http://www.myhopeprint.org/ . January 19, 2016

What’s your New Year’s resolution? Teen Talkers Amanda, Anna, and Noella discuss their ideas on how the world should change and ways that youth can help make that happen. Janurary 8, 2016

Teen Talk attended a viewing of "The Homestretch" ( http://www.homestretchdoc.com/) at ArtRage Gallery (http://artragegallery.org/) and spoke to some of the attendees following the film for reactions as well as insight into how the problem of youth homelessness affects Central New York. Teen hosts in this episode: Amanda, Anna, Eva, Noella, and Sophia. November 20, 2015

Hosts Sarah, Sarah, Cady, Katie, and Alice discuss the reasons why youth seem disinterested in politics, how public figures can better engage youth, and their personal views on the current political scene. Our guest is Willa Hahn (https://www.facebook.com/WillaPearlHahn/), Miss Metropolitan 2016, whose personal platform is youth involvement in politics. November 5, 2015

Hosts Kyla, Santana, and Sophia give tips for having a fun and safe Halloween, including trick-or-treat etiquette and how to handle a party that gets out of hand with drugs or alcohol. Listen to our show, and then go out and have a spook-tacular time! October 30, 2015

In this episode, Teen Talkers offer a preview of an upcoming show on how different foods can affect your health. After the World Health Organization (WHO) announced that processed meats are now the same category of cancer risk as cigarettes (http://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2015/10/26/451211964/bad-day-for-bacon-processed-red-meats-cause-cancer-says-who), we react to the news in this lively discussion. October 29, 2015

In this show, teen hosts Dana, Mackenzie, Santana, Sophia, and Suzy share their thoughts on current events. Topics discussed include Pope Francis’s visit to the US, the international migrant crisis, and the bill to defund Planned Parenthood. September 29, 2015

In this episode, hosts Sarah, Anna, Alice, Dana and Kyla discuss media’s effect on suicide including how movies portray suicides, improper reporting in the news, copycat suicides and the Werther Effect , and how celebrity suicides help to start the conversation about the issue. Need help? Here are some resources: National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (http://www.suicidepreventionlifeline.org/): 1-800-273-8255 The Trevor Project (http://www.thetrevorproject.org/): 1-866-488-7386 To Write Love on Her Arms (https://twloha.com/), September 22, 2015

Hosts Sarah, Dana, and Santana interview Kat, a transgender teen who underwent gender reassignment surgery. Kat shares her personal experience and her concerns for the transgender youth community. To read the New York Times article and watch their video on Kat, visit http://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/17/nyregion/transgender-minors-gender-reassignment-surgery.html . For more information on Central New York resources available to transgender youth, contact the Q Center at 315-701-2431 or visit http://www.acrhealth.org/youth/the-q-center. For transgender people experiencing a crisis or in need of services, please contact Trans Lifeline at 877-565-8860. September 10, 2015